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Kate Moss once famously said, “You can think twinsets, but you must never wear them,” thereby killing the double cashmere look for at least one generation of fashionistas. Miuccia Prada begs to differ.

There they were in the blockbuster Miu Miu show that has closed fashion month: slightly thick and ever so slightly, primly sexy. It's all in the cut and slightly off-kilter colours, in true Miuccia tradition. The upshot? We shall be wearing the twinset come Autumn and we shall wonder what we ever did without it.

Did I mention the layers? There are so many in this collection - cultural, sociological and even plain old woollen ones. From taffeta debutante dresses to slutty fluffy sandals, this show managed to summarise the season from a fresh, original point of view.

You want denim (officially now fashion’s foremost fabric?). She has tailored coats, jackets and ankle length skirts in the stuff: a solution perhaps to every dress code. They were often buttoned up under sweeping tapestry coats and a multiplicity of brightly coloured, highly desirable knitted tank-tops and oversized cardigans, styled with pearl encrusted sandals and a neat, top handled bag. Exaggerated lace collars were a new edition to Miu-Miu’s extensive statement-collar repertoire.

In the last couple of years this label has become extremely influential (read copied) again. So take note, because next season’s Miu-Miu woman has blossomed from the 1960s dollybird of a few seasons ago to an Edwardian Country Lady.